Gogo’s Plan to Bring In-Flight Entertainment to Flyers’ Own Devices

Gogo Vision, the mobile connectivity company's wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) product is cleared for take-off as a stand-alone service in the U.S. Gogo has received a supplemental type certificate (STC) from the FAA to provide an IFE-only service to airlines who have opted-out on connectivity antennae. Alaska Airlines will be the launch customer. The IFE-only Gogo Vision product "utilizes much the same equipment that our Wi-Fi service utilises," Steve Nolan, Director of Communications at Gogo tells Skift. "The content is stored on a server on the plane and served to passengers through an in-cabin Wi-Fi system. You don't need an app to use the service. You simply ne